SWMBO / HWMBO

[FlyingDutchman]

Stupid question from Holland:

What is SWMBO / HWMBO supposed to mean?
I read this a lot and have not yet been able to figure it out!

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Merry Xmas and a happy new year to all of you!

 

[gregmlucas]

She/He Who Must Be Obeyed

AKA 'er indoors, my ol' man etc.

 

[Vara]

And is used in this house with no sense of Irony!

 

[FlyingDutchman]

No wonder I was not able to figure that one out!
cheers,
HWMBO!

 

[MarkJohnson12345]

She who must be obeyed is probably Cockney slang.

Made popular by 'The Minder' TV series in the 70's (?)

Mj

 

[Mahi]

Surely it is from that very scary African lady - 'Ayesha' - the one that lived for 1000 yrs or so. Definitely one to be obeyed.

 

[Robin]

Haggard/She Devil

 

[Skysail]

That was 'Er Indoors' , Rumpole put SWMBO on TV. Not a lot to choose between them, I agree.

Rider Haggard novel 'She' --(aka 'Ayesha):

"down on to thy hands and knees. We enter the presence of /She/ , and, if thou art not humble, of a surety she will blast thee where thou standest."

 

[FlyingDutchman]

It does all sound pretty scary!
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[MarkV]

Don't forget HWMO, (He Who Must Obay)

 

[sixpack]

SHMO and HWMBO is the best system to follow. Works for me everytime

 

[gregmlucas]

[ QUOTE ]
She who must be obeyed is probably Cockney slang.

Made popular by 'The Minder' TV series in the 70's (?)

Mj

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And what would SWMBO rhyme with then? Not all London slang is rhyming - and anyway, as someone has already pointed out, Arfur Daley gave us 'Er Indoors.

 

[Evadne]

I do find the safest course is SWMBO and HWMO! Cats are, of course, excluded from the equation.

 

[Birdseye]

You know how you marry this shy young girl who defers to your wishes and happily lets you re-build your motorbike engine on the kitchen table? And you wake up 30 years later still married to the same lady who now has all the flexibility of Jo Stalin and a corresponding power of command . How you find yourself taking refuge in your shed or boat - or failing that in premature deafness? Well you might have started as He Who Must Be Obeyed, and you have ended up married to She Who Must Be Obeyed. In all irony, there is some truth.

My wife doesnt use the computer! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Happy Christmas.